Hagåtña, Guam - The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), working with local and federal partners, continues to monitor the developing situation with the 2019 novel coronavirus, abbreviated as COVID-19, to include the increase in confirmed cases in Japan and South Korea.  “We continue to monitor the latest developments. As...

Hagåtna, Guam - Approximately 28,000 pounds of the island’s Layon-bound waste was sorted and studied for a recent Waste Composition Study (WCS), the first in over 35 years. Findings were presented at the Bureau of Statistics and Plans 5th Assembly of Planners Symposium on Thursday. The data from the study will be used to develop solutions for...

Hagåtña, Guam - As part of its mission to provide a safe and secure facility for visitors, staff, and the people of Guam, the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) continues to do its part to prevent the onset of COVID-19 locally. Part of this effort includes procuring thermal scanners for screening of passengers. “We are...

Hagåtña, Guam - Results from Guam’s latest Waste Composition Study (WCS) will be presented at the Bureau of Statistics and Plans 5th Assembly of Planners’ (BSP) Symposium at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort on February 20, 2020, at 2 p.m. The WCS data and results will be presented by the Zero Waste Guam Working Group during the Zero Waste track at the...

Hagåtña, Guam – Decreasing the likelihood of releasing repeat sex offenders back into society, elevating the retirement status of youth service workers, establishing a Public Policy Institute, and updating signage regulations—these are among the bills Acting Governor Joshua Tenorio signed into law today. BILLS Substitute Bill 173-35 – Senator...

Hagåtña, Guam - Earlier today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the official name for the 2019 novel coronavirus is COVID-19.  As of 1:30 p.m. on February 12, 2020, the immediate health risk from novel coronavirus 2019 to the general public remains low. Guam is carefully assessing the situation as it evolves.  Earlier this...

Hagåtña, Guam – Recognizing the need to strengthen Guam’s law for victims of revenge porn, Acting Governor Joshua Tenorio today signed Bill 102-35 into Public Law 35-67. “Intimate videos created by those in a relationship should be viewed by whom and in the context for which they were made. But when publicly shared without consent, they are often...

Hagåtña, Guam – Acting Governor Joshua Tenorio today signed into law two measures that will help improve working conditions for employees across all sectors of our island. Substitute Bill 200-35 – Senator Regine Biscoe Lee – Updates Guam’s 30-year old Worker’s Compensation law and authorizes alternative medical facilities for injured employees....

Hagåtña, Guam - Earlier today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the official name for the 2019 novel coronavirus is COVID-19.  As of 1:30 p.m. on February 12, 2020, the immediate health risk from novel coronavirus 2019 to the general public remains low. Guam is carefully assessing the situation as it evolves.  Earlier this...